Acta Agriculturae Zhejiangensis ›› 2023, Vol. 35 ›› Issue (3): 615-623.DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1004-1524.2023.03.14

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Effects of litter leaves of Populus tomentosa Carr. on seed germination and phenotypic plasticity of Aegilops tauschii Coss.

CHEN Hao(), ZHANG Yuewei, WANG Ning, WANG Zi, CHANG Qingshan   

  1. College of Horticulture and Plant Protection, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang 471000, Henan, China
  • Received:2022-04-21 Online:2023-03-25 Published:2023-04-07

Abstract:

The aim of this study was to investigate the allelopathic effects of leaf litter extraction and litter decomposition of Populus tomentosa Carr. on seeds and seedings of Aegilops tauschii Coss. Seeds and seedlings of A.tauschi were used as materials in the experiment, and the dish method and pot method were used respectively. The results showed that the regulation of allelopathic substances of P. tomentosa Carr. litters had a concentration effect. The concentration aqueous extract of P. tomentosa Carr. promoted germination at low concentration (5 mg·mL-1) and significantly (P<0.05) inhibited it at high concentration (40, 60 mg·mL-1). The biomass accumulation and total leaf area were significantly (P<0.05) increased with low leaf litter addition (30 g) of P. tomentosa Carr. to the soil, while in the treatment of high addition (120 g), biomass accumulation, total leaf area, mean leaf area, leaf area ratio, leaf area root mass ratio and relative growth rate were significantly inhibited. The leaves of P. tomentosa Carr. had an allelopathic effect on A. tauschii Coss, high concentrations of allelochemicals in the fallen leaves of P. tomentosa Carr. significantly inhibit seed germination and plant growth of A. tauschii Coss. On the other hand, A. tauschii Coss. showed high phenotypic plasticity in adapting to the environment of fallen leaves of P. tomentosa Carr, leaf had the highest phenotypic plasticity among all plant components, phenotypic plasticity index of total leaf area, leaf biomass, leaf biomass allocation were 0.81, 0.78 and 0.34, respectively.

Key words: Aegilops tauschii Coss., Populus tomentosa Carr., allelopathy, phenotypic plasticity

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